Sora 2 Text to Video: write the sound into the prompt (4s, 8s, 12s, 720p, 10cr)
Sora 2 Text to Video has native audio. A silent prompt still gets a soundtrack you did not choose.
Sora 2 Text to Video has native audio. A silent prompt still gets a soundtrack you did not choose.
VEO 3.1 has native audio. A silent prompt still gets a soundtrack you did not choose.
Vidu Q3 Video has native audio. A silent prompt still gets a soundtrack you did not choose.
Wan 2.7 Text to Video is one catalog generate. Use it because this job matches this row.
Wan V2.6 Text to Video has native audio. A silent prompt still gets a soundtrack you did not choose.
Wan Video 2.5 Text to Video has native audio. A silent prompt still gets a soundtrack you did not choose.
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